Case Studies
 
 
Automotive Assembly Line Flexible Production System
DMC implemented an innovative production system for a major tier 1 automotive supplier that resulted in significant cost savings and a tremendous reduction in new plant startup time. read more
 
Automotive Sensor Testing
DMC developed an end-of-line test station for an automotive sensor manufacturing line. This system integrated a wide range of instruments in order to program and test the automotive sensors before they were integrated into the... read more
 
Breakfast Pastry Packaging
DMC programmed the PLC and motion control software for a breakfast pastry packaging machine. read more
 
Burn-in Test System for Fiber-Optic Devices
DMC partnered with a manufacturer of fiber-optic telecommunication components to develop an automated test fixture for burn-in testing of active optical devices. DMC improved upon the previous system’s functionality by adding... read more
 
CNC Brush Bristle Insertion
DMC provided electrical design and programming for a controller retrofit on a CNC bristle insertion machine. read more
 
CO Detector Testing
DMC developed the control software to setup, monitor, and test carbon monoxide detectors under various conditions in multiple chambers simultaneously. read more
 
Collector Card Dispenser Control
DMC developed the process control software for forming stacks of collector cards.  The required card contents for each stack were generated based upon customer requirements in a recipie management system. read more
 
Controls for Industrial Roll Slitting Product
DMC worked with its client to develop the program for a new high-performance narrow web inspection slitting and winding industrial product.  DMC developed the control algorithm and Human Machine Interface (HMI) for the product. read more
 
Cutting Die Control for Food Packaging
DMC developed the software and provided the electrical hardware for a die cutting machine used in the production of windowed bags for tortilla chips. read more
 
Debugging Programming Platform Software
DMC worked with a major global manufacturer of motion controllers and drives to test and debug their programming platform prior to application release.  DMC developed automated test scripts used to verify the application's... read more
 
Diesel Engine Inspection
DMC developed a system that visually inspects engines on an assembly line and determines whether the correct parts are present. The line uses Flexible Assembly and inspects thousands of engine configurations. DMC also specified... read more
 
Embedded Programming of Drive Firmware
DMC programmed the embedded firmware for several product lines of a major global manufacturer of variable-frequency drives.  DMC has worked for the client on over a dozen projects ranging from firmware development for new... read more
 
Engine Cold-Test Characterization
DMC worked with a large manufacturer of outboard boat motors to develop a test fixture that detects defects during production. Partially-finished motors are tested using a variety of sensors to measure torque, pressure, alternator... read more
 
Fiber-Optic Data Transmission Test System
DMC developed a digital-optical data transmission test system for evaluation of fiber-optic telecommunication components. The test measures eye pattern and carrier wavelength chirp to determine performance of the client's active... read more
 
Five-Axis Nanomotion Laboratory Tool
DMC implemented a user interface for operating a high-precision 5-axis laboratory tool.  DMC's software automates interaction with an ACS motion controller coordinating ceramic servo motors capable of sub-micrometer resolution. read more
 
Gum Vision Inspection System
DMC provided the programming and technical direction required to integrate a vision inspection system into multiple production lines. read more
 
High Precision Part Measurement System
DMC worked with its client to provide an end-to-end software solution enabling a user to take precise measurements of the diameter of cylindrical parts. The solution requires 3-Axis motor control and precision laser measurements.... read more
 
Hydraulic Fluid Tribology Testing
DMC developed custom software for a tribological test system to be used in materials laboratories.  DMC provided control methods, a data acquisition system, and data analysis capabilities for the testing of hydraulic fluids. read more
 
Image Processing for Imaging Product
DMC developed a PC application for use with the client's industrial imaging product.  The application is used to integrate image data into the end user's process, providing fast and accurate image information with data... read more
 
Industrial Brush Generator
DMC developed software that allowed engineers to design head patterns for industrial brushes. The brush pattern designed could then be downloaded to a brush generation system which manufactured the design. read more
 
LabVIEW Driver Development for Motion Controller
DMC developed a suite of LabVIEW VIs that control the servos produced by an international motion controller manufacturer across a proprietary communication bus.  This suite of software is available for use by the client's... read more
 
Milk Jug Vision Sorting System
DMC was enlisted to provide emergency assistance and repair the sorting system of a California based milk provider, eliminating the need for thousands of gallons to be sorted by hand. read more
 
Multi-Station Permeability Test Stand
DMC worked with its client, a world-wide manufacturer of plastic food and beverage containers, to improve the overall usefulness and functionality of their Multi-station Oxygen Permeability Test Stand. read more
 
Pharmaceutical Label Verification System
DMC developed a system for a pharmaceutical company to verify that the information on a vial’s label is correct, centered, and legible. read more
 
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Quality Control
DMC provided manufacturing automation and vision quality control programming support to a pharmaceutical molding supplier.  DMC assisted the customer with validation consultation and documentation, production and process... read more
 
Precision Robotic Coating
DMC developed a robotic spraying cell that uniformly coats the surface of supercharger rotors. read more
 
Process Control System for Film Deposition Tool
DMC developed a process control and monitoring system for a thin film deposition tool. read more
 
Production Data Collection and Reporting
DMC created a data collection and reporting system to increase productivity and to aid in maintenance diagnostics for a food production company. read more
 
Radiation Dosage Lab Measurement System
DMC developed a laboratory test system to calculate the dosage received by an item placed under an accelerator. read more
 
Silicon Wafer Processing
DMC consulted on a large-scale project for a semi-conductor manufacturer to overhaul the architecture and provide technical direction for a new line of micro-motion manufacturing systems. read more
 
Smart Battery Pack Manufacturing Test
DMC worked with a manufacturer of smart battery packs, which supplies batteries to several major portable instrument and medical device producers, to develop a custom software and hardware system that both programs and... read more
 
Solder Joint Inspection System
DMC developed the software to inspect the solder joints of automotive power door lock switches. read more
 
Strobe Light Testing
DMC developed software and provided electrical hardware for testing strobe lights. The system tests a bank of strobe lights to ensure that all lights strobe synchronously to prevent the triggering of epileptic seizures caused... read more
 
Vision System Interface
DMC developed a user interface to connect to and retrieve data from up to six cameras. The interface tracks the production data, including pass and fail counts for each failure mode, the current operator, and the up-time of... read more
 
Wastewater Facility Management System
DMC developed systems to log and monitor security access to the wastewater facility and to help manage billing and invoices for the facility's customer accounts. read more
 
Web-Based Solder Production Monitoring
DMC designed and implemented a system to collect and store process data from a solder production unit and display the real-time process data via a company intranet site. read more